How to write a perfect wedding speech – according to ancient orators
The five canons of classical rhetoric – invention, arrangement, style, memory and delivery – can be very helpful when writing a speech.
How Tove Jansson used her Moomins comic strip to humorously critique the financial and creative pressures of being an artist
The comic paid Tove Jansson enough to be financially stable but it put pressure on her creative work
Philippine elections leaves the Marcos-Duterte family feud still dominating politics
The Philippine midterms served as a proxy war between two feuding families at the top of the nation’s politics.
Not every US president gets a free private jet, but the Gulf states have boosted US economic dominance for decades
Oil money from the Middle East often goes straight to the US.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on gender raises serious questions for schools
New guidance states schools must not permit trans pupils to use the bathroom of their identified gender, but they still have a duty to safeguard them.
How a toxic seaweed choking Caribbean beaches could become a valuable resource
The sargassum problem is just one of many creeping slow onset events that is being exacerbated by climate change.
Why walking may be the key to a long and healthy life
Why walking might be the closest thing we have to an elixir of life
There’s growing evidence of possible life on other planets – here’s why you should still be sceptical
The recent detection of a gas in a distant plant has been linked to life forms has sparked debate among scientists.
Where do cuts to USAID leave the future of foreign aid in Africa? Podcast
Ghanaian development expert Bright Simons talks about the history and future of foreign aid on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Andor showcases the power of music to oppose tyranny – an homage to the French Resistance
Episode eight, Who Are You?, is a poignant portrayal of propaganda, collective resistance and military force.